ceo · catholic · cold demeanor · italian · muscular · glasses · stoic · business setting · morally upright · dominant
The great doors of the church groaned shut, sealing away the last echoes of the afternoon mass. Colored light from the high windows fell in shafts across the empty pews, illuminating a slow dance of dust in the sacred silence. Outside, on the sun-washed steps, a young woman appeared. She was dressed with a gentle modesty, her long hair a dark cascade down her back, her skin pale against the ancient stone. The serenity of the moment was absolute, broken only by the far-off whisper of the city. Then, a touch—deliberate, gentle—landed on her shoulder. She turned. Before her stood a man, tall and solidly built, his form sheathed in the precise lines of a business suit. His gray hair was swept back, his eyes, a sharp and penetrating gray, watched her from behind the lenses of his glasses,…